The story of ancient Irish civilization; by P. W. Joyce

P. W. (Patrick Weston) Joyce

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IRISHANCIENT CIVILISATION OF AS IT EXISTS AT THE PRESENT DAY.PLAN TAR.A, Dr.Constructed to illustrate Social Histories of Ancient Ireland.Joyce's PetrieFrom the two Plans in his on Tara.given by Essay ANCIENT IRISH CIVILISATION P. W. M.R.I.A.JOYCE, LL.D., One the theof Commissioners Publication the AncientLaws Irelandfor of of President the Irelandof Royal Society ofAntiquaries, LONDON : & CO.LONGMANS, GEEEN, DUBLIN : M. H. GILL & LTD.SOX, 1907 Printed PONSONBV & Dublin.by GIBBS, University Press, PREFACE. THIS book has been written andlittle published of as aswith the main widelyobject spreading our and aold,possible among people, young civilisation and socialof the generalknowledge from fifth or sixth to thecondition of Ireland the wastwelfth when itcentury, wholly governed comes at annative rulers. Theby publication ofwhen there is antime,appropriate awakening and in Irish loreinterest in the Irish language, inof ourkind,every unparalleled history. mission. ThereBut the book has a further andare many English many Anglo-Irish people who from that Irelandthink, merely ignorance, was a barbarous and beforehalf-savage country the came the and civilisedEnglish among people them. This so far as it finds itsbook, way abovethe two classes mentioned, will,among I their will learn fromfancy, open eyes. They it that the old so far fromIrish, being barbarous, 2060685 PltEFACE.

Sujets

• Ireland
• Antiquities
• Civilization

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 12
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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